Improvement in netted under-garments



C. H. MOELLER. NETTED UNDERGARMEN'T Patented Cat JAMES ROSGOOD 8 COBOSTON UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

CHARLES H. MOELLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN NETTED UNDER-GARMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 183,016, dated October10, 1876; application tiled April 5, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. MOELLER, of city and county of St. Louis,and State of Missouri,-have invented new and useful Improvements inUnder-Garments of NetWork, of which the following is a specification:

The advantage of netted under wear is based upon the fact that a quietstratum of air is a non-conductor of heat, and therefore a feeling ofwarmth is created about the human body when under-shirts or drawers ofnet-work are worn immediately upon the skin, so that a quantity of airis confined in the meshes between the over-dress and the skin. Thefeeling of comfort is still increased by a slight irritation of theepidermis, which is caused by the constant friction of the knots of thenetting upon the skin, and which promotes the circulation of the blood.This irritation is proportionate to the size of the knots.

The netted garment also promotes the perspiration, because it checks theimmediate contact of the skin and the dress, so that the wear not onlycauses a warm, dry feeling, but also protects in many instances againstcold, rheumatism, or prickly-heat.

Netted garments are not new, but have been introduced in the trade foryears past, but they hardly consisted of anything else but a straight,shapeless bag, open on top and bottom, andfastened around the body byribbons or strings, which were drawn through the meshes, so that thegarment could not be fastened without bulky folds detrimental to allcomfort.

It is the aim of my invention to construct a well-fitting, strong, anddurable article, and

to that effect I have introduced the following improvements, which 1shall now describe, referring to the accompanying drawing, where- 1n--Figure 1 represents a ladys under-shirt; Fig. 2, a ladys drawers; Fig.3, a gentlemans under-shirt Fig. 4, a gentlemans drawers, and Fig. 5 thepeculiar form of knot used in my netting.

Instead of the common crotchet-knot I prefer to use the double knot,(shown in Fig. 5,) which is thicker than the former, and renders themeshes independent of each other, so that any of them may be cut open ortorn without injuring the adjoining meshes. This knot,

being larger, afiords an increased irritation. At the wrist of theshirt-sleeves and at the ankle of the drawers I apply a part of nettingof finer meshes and of tapering form, to be glove-fitting to the body,and elastic enough to avoid any discomfort. (See letters a, a and h h.)In the ladies under-shirt I insert the finely-netted gores c c, tocorrespond with the shape of the breast. An extra gusset of similarfiner netting is inserted in the step f of the gentlemens drawers, toincrease the comfort of wear. To the upper edge of the drawers forgentlemen and ladies wear I attach the broad, smooth, glove-fittingbelts b b, of strong cloth, provided with buttons and button-holes,similar to regular drawers.

The neck of the ladies under-shirt is seamed by a double lining, d,through which a band is drawn, which can be tied with a loop in front,to match the neck. The gentlemens under-shirts are lined at the neckwith a broad and smooth binding of tape. d. Its front is also clothlined, and provided with buttons and button-holes, the opening in front6 being arranged sidewise between tlie throat and the shoulder.

To increase the durability, the edges 9 of the ladies drawers are linedwith tape, and a smooth cross-tape, k, is applied in the step of thegentlemens drawers, affording strength and comfort. The ladies shirt istapering in the waist to suit the body.

For winter wear I use coarser netting, and finer for summer use.

I do not claim under-garments of net-work in general, as I am well awarethat the same have been in use for years; but- What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, netted under-garments, having thewristbands, armbands, ankle-bands, gussets, and gores of network of afiner or smaller mesh than that of which the body of the garment iscomposed, substantially as described and shown, and for the purpose setforth.

Witness my hand this 21st day of March, A D. 1876.

CHARLES H. MOELLER.

Witnesses:

EDMUND F. SGHREINER, G. O. HARTMAN.

